The Red Rock Scorpions will square off against the Joseph City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Back in December of 2024, Red Rock ended up a good deal behind Williams and lost 75-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (55), the Scorpions still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Joseph City had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They breezed by the Bruins to the tune of 76-44. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 26 points or more this season.
Red Rock better focus on containing Eli James and Cort Miller as the pair were huge in Joseph City's win. James went 8 for 12 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards, while Miller dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten steals. What's more, Miller also racked up six assists, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Heston Miller was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Joseph City was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Joseph City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Red Rock, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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